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==Regulation and control==
{{further|Metabolic pathway|Metabolic control analysis|Hormone|Regulatory enzymes|Cell signaling}}
As the environments of most organisms are constantly changing, the reactions of metabolism must be finely [[Control theory|regulated]] to maintain a constant set of conditions within cells, a condition called [[homeostasis]]. Metabolic regulation also allows organisms to respond to signals and interact actively with their environments. Two closely linked concepts are important for understanding how metabolic pathways are controlled. Firstly, the ''regulation'' of an enzyme in a pathway is how its activity is increased and decreased in response to signals. Secondly, the ''control'' exerted by this enzyme is the effect that these changes in its activity have on the overall rate of the pathway (the [[flux]] through the pathway). For example, an enzyme may show large changes in activity (''i.e.'' it is highly regulated) but if these changes have little effect on the flux of a metabolic pathway, then this enzyme is not involved in the control of the pathway.
[[File:Insulin glucose metabolism ZP.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|'''Effect of insulin on glucose uptake and metabolism.''' Insulin binds to its receptor (1), which in turn starts many protein activation cascades (2). These include: translocation of Glut-4 transporter to the [[plasma membrane]] and influx of glucose (3), [[glycogen]] synthesis (4), [[glycolysis]] (5) and [[fatty acid]] synthesis (6).]]

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